Place Limit functionality duplicated across `/trade` and `/limits` tabs with no distinction communicated to the user #129

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opened 2026-05-04 17:19:56 +00:00 by totdking · 3 comments

totdking commented

2026-05-04 17:19:56 +00:00

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totdking commented

2026-05-04 17:25:00 +00:00

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Issue Summary

The Place Limit form appears on both the /trade page (embedded in the Order Ticket panel) and the /limits page (as a standalone surface). There is no explanation in the UI of why the functionality exists in two places or whether there is any difference between them. This creates ambiguity for traders navigating between the two tabs.

Reproduction Steps

Complete full local setup and connect Station wallet
Navigate to /trade — observe the Order Ticket panel on the right includes Place Limit, Cancel Limit, and Your Placements
Navigate to /limits — observe a standalone page with the same Place Limit and Cancel Limit sections
Note there is no UI copy, tooltip, or contextual hint explaining the relationship between the two surfaces

Expected Behavior

Either:

The two surfaces serve distinct purposes, in which case the UI should clearly communicate the difference (e.g. /trade for in-context limit orders alongside the book and chart; /limits as a lightweight standalone tool), or
One surface is redundant and should be removed or consolidated

In either case, a trader should never have to guess whether the two Place Limit forms are equivalent or distinct.

Actual Behavior

Both /trade and /limits present functionally identical Place Limit and Cancel Limit forms with no label, tooltip, or description distinguishing them. A trader navigating both tabs has no signal as to which to use or whether submitting from one differs from submitting from the other.

Environment Details

Field	Value
OS	macOS (Apple M1 Pro, 14-inch)
Browser	Google Chrome (desktop)
Network	`localterra` (local Docker)
Frontend	`VITE_NETWORK=local npm run dev`
Indexer	Running (`make indexer-dev`)

Screenshots

See attached screenshots of /trade (Order Ticket panel with Place Limit) and /limits (standalone Place Limit page) showing the duplicated form layout.

/limits

{width=900 height=545}

/trade

{width=900 height=545}

Severity / Impact

No functionality is broken, but the duplication creates unnecessary cognitive load and may lead traders to distrust the interface or avoid one surface entirely. Flagged as a product clarity issue per QA standards, technically expected behaviour that still causes user-facing confusion.

### Issue Summary The Place Limit form appears on both the `/trade` page (embedded in the Order Ticket panel) and the `/limits` page (as a standalone surface). There is no explanation in the UI of why the functionality exists in two places or whether there is any difference between them. This creates ambiguity for traders navigating between the two tabs. --- ### Reproduction Steps 1. Complete full local setup and connect Station wallet 2. Navigate to `/trade` — observe the Order Ticket panel on the right includes Place Limit, Cancel Limit, and Your Placements 3. Navigate to `/limits` — observe a standalone page with the same Place Limit and Cancel Limit sections 4. Note there is no UI copy, tooltip, or contextual hint explaining the relationship between the two surfaces --- ### Expected Behavior Either: - The two surfaces serve distinct purposes, in which case the UI should clearly communicate the difference (e.g. `/trade` for in-context limit orders alongside the book and chart; `/limits` as a lightweight standalone tool), or - One surface is redundant and should be removed or consolidated In either case, a trader should never have to guess whether the two Place Limit forms are equivalent or distinct. --- ### Actual Behavior Both `/trade` and `/limits` present functionally identical Place Limit and Cancel Limit forms with no label, tooltip, or description distinguishing them. A trader navigating both tabs has no signal as to which to use or whether submitting from one differs from submitting from the other. --- ### Environment Details | Field | Value | |-------|-------| | OS | macOS (Apple M1 Pro, 14-inch) | | Browser | Google Chrome (desktop) | | Network | `localterra` (local Docker) | | Frontend | `VITE_NETWORK=local npm run dev` | | Indexer | Running (`make indexer-dev`) | --- ### Screenshots > See attached screenshots of `/trade` (Order Ticket panel with Place Limit) and `/limits` (standalone Place Limit page) showing the duplicated form layout. /limits ![image.png](/uploads/07a7671ebbd89aef4eb07245215e9131/image.png){width=900 height=545} /trade ![image.png](/uploads/cd64c3da675cf6647c7dcb40dc1a7ccc/image.png){width=900 height=545} --- ### Severity / Impact No functionality is broken, but the duplication creates unnecessary cognitive load and may lead traders to distrust the interface or avoid one surface entirely. Flagged as a product clarity issue per QA standards, technically expected behaviour that still causes user-facing confusion.

Brouie commented

2026-05-05 23:55:34 +00:00

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mentioned in issue #133

PlasticDigits (Migrated from gitlab.com) closed this issue

2026-05-06 09:21:46 +00:00

totdking commented

2026-05-07 17:32:42 +00:00

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mentioned in issue #116